I'm a nice chap who likes the company of nice people. I've been
blessed with a sharp mind that I try to keep in good shape, but I
also let it meander a lot. I can gladly partake in long
intellectual conversations, but I'm just as happy talking about
daft silly stuff or cats too, should that be more up your
street.

I'm a sci-fi and fantasy geek, but not one of the scary types that
lets that define who they are and everything they care about. It's
just something I enjoy.

"Science, it works bitches!" is an awesome phrase I agree with.
That says a lot about me, I think.

By day I build and work with complex databases. I enjoy my job and
I'm good at it, but I don't talk about work outside of work very
much because it's really not all that interesting to other
people.

I currently game quite a lot when I get home from work, mostly
social online games with friends in various places not close enough
to get to quickly. At weekends I prefer to get out and catch up
with friends face to face as often as I can though. Gaming is fun
and all, by this real life thing definitely has the edge.

I also occasionally enjoy board gaming with friends (good games
like Settlers, Dixit, etc - you wont find a copy of Monopoly in my
flat). Gaming is my biggest hobby at present, and I'll always want
to spend some time doing it. I'd happily do it less if I had the
right sort of distraction though ;)

I'd love to travel way more than I have. Again, I prefer to do that
sort of thing with someone special, which is the main reason I'm
not doing much of that right now!

As I don't commute at present I don't read anywhere near as much as
I used to. The pile of books next to me contains George R. R.
Martin, Terry Goodkind, Terry Pratchett (twice), Richard Dawkins,
Lawrence Krauss, a book on professional poker, and a sudoku book.
Make of that what you will.

I'll give almost any film a go, and my favourites list tends to
change a lot. Generally sci-fi and fantasy films score well with
me, and comedies. I confess to being partial to a good romcom too.
Anything by Pixar is great.

Recently I'be been watching House of Cards, Archer, Dr Who, Family
Guy, and random things on Netflix.

Music is a bit of a wide one. I'll listen to all sorts, and don't
really have a favourite genre. Recently I've mostly been listening
to Hammock and M83, which are post rock and electro respectively. I
also like a splash of classic rock, metal, various soundtracks and
musicals, folk, and even the odd bit of classical. I've yet to find
an opera that I like, nor much country, but you never know, there
could be some out there!

Playing and/or chatting online with some of my best friends. Always
ready and willing to head out and do something face to face though.
Fridays are presently more of a post-work chill occasion for me,
although I'd happily change that.